# Kala Akhar Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/kala-akhar/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Kala Akhar Kala Akhar is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,678 people in 935 households**, the 2nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 4,678people (2011) - 935households - 64.0%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Kala Akhar PIN code and other codes Kala Akhar falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKesala - Census village code487391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kala Akhar from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)46 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kala Akhar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kala Akhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukatawa - ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kala Akhar known for? The main crops are **makka, wheat and chana**. About 38% of the 1,871 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kala Akhar Of every 100 households in Kala Akhar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kala Akhar · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **82% Toilet within the home ****15%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****29%** **44% Television ****18%** **34% Mobile phone ****31%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****91%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kala Akhar? ■ Kala Akhar · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **946 Working population ****44.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 54.3% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,579 (76%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Itarsi - Pathrauta6,003 people - Sankheda3,530 people - Kesla3,365 people - Bhargada3,169 people - Chaukipura2,885 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kala Akhar from Hoshangabad?46 km by road - What is the population of Kala Akhar?4,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kala Akhar in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kala Akhar?64.0% (Census 2011)